Tag: Jared A’Latorre
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Baseball back on track with win streak, sweeps ECU
By Jared A’Latorre, Sports Editor The OBU baseball team is on the way to success with five straight victories after dropping six straight games. The Bison went to Weatherford to take on Southwestern Oklahoma State. It was a tight game throughout the day, but the Bison got going later. Eric Carlson hit home run to […]
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Bison Baseball in slump after 20th victory
By Jared A’Lattore, Sports Editor After earning a key 20th victory, the Bison baseball squad has suffered six straight losses including a high scoring affair against Oklahoma Christian. Both teams went at it right from the get-go in Shawnee. Oklahoma Chris-tian took a 2-0 lead in the top half of the first inning. Jake Gozzo […]
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Remembering a legend: Campus mourns loss of acclaimed swim coach Dr. Sam Freas
By Jared A’Latorre, Sports Editor A friend. A leader. A man of the Lord. An amazing legacy. Legendary swimming and diving coach Dr. Samuel Freas passed away Sunday, Mar. 24 at the age of 72. Freas has made an outstanding legacy on Bison Hill. He was responsible for founding the swim and dive program in […]
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Baseball takes ECU, goes against Southern
By Jared A’Lattore, Sports Editor The Bison baseball team took a big win against East Central University, while taking two losses and another win against Southeastern Oklahoma State. The Bison won against ECU two weeks ago on their home field, 13-2. There were five pitchers for the Bison combining seven strikeouts. They only gave up one hit to […]
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Lady Bison softball takes one and loses one on home field
By Jacob A’Latorre, Sports Editor The OBU Lady Bison softball team defended home plate in Shawnee for the first time against Colorado Christian University in back-to-back games during the week. The match on Tuesday and Wednesday night brought an emotional aspect to the game with Coach Maples facing her former squad. The game was quiet up until […]
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Bison baseball back after success in 2018
Jared A’Latorre, The Bison baseball team is back in 2019 after a successful season ending against the University of Central Oklahoma in the regionals back in 2018. On a chilly Friday evening to begin the season, the Bison faced off against Missouri Western where they didn’t seem to miss a beat from 2018. In the first […]
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Bison basketball wins big over Barclay
By Jared A’Latorre, Sports Editor The Bison basketball squad showed heart and no disappointment in their season debut with a whopping 46-point exhibition win over Barclay College. The crowd was up and ready for the Bison and for Head Coach Jason Eaker’s debut. The Bison were having fun on all sides of the ball. On […]
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Bison football earn victory on homecoming
By Jared A’Latorre, Sports Editor The Bison came up with their second straight victory over Northwestern Oklahoma State in their homecoming game. The Bison changed up their running game with the workload being dominated by sophomore Rueben Thompson. Thompson ran the ball for a 17-yard pickup on the second drive of the OBU possession. The […]
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Bison football falls despite high scoring match
By Jared A’Latorre, Sports Editor Even with a valiant effort, the OBU football squad were still downed by Southern Arkansas. There was plenty of action in this high scoring affair. Redshirt sophomore Preston Haire totaled for 530 yards and was responsible for six touchdowns. Haire threw for 39 for 60 completions and made the offense […]
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Down Syndrome Awareness: “My life changed by meeting one person”
By Jared A’Latorre, Sports Editor With Down Syndrome Awareness month here, many people (such as my family and myself) feel a connection to this celebration. About nine years ago, my parents considered caring for an adult who has Down Syndrome. He had an unfortunate living situation and the next step was a nursing home. It […]
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